2014

Pepeha

Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwi
Ko Tamihana Hokianga toku papa
Ko Eva Timu toku mama
Ko Brian Timu Dellow taku tungane
Ko Heretaunga toku kainga
Ko Riverslea toku kura
Ko Tamihana Timu Dellow taku ingoa
No reira
tena koutou
tena koutou
tena koutou
katoa

My Goals 2014

1. Learn to read books.
2. Learn to write lots of words in stories.
3. Learn to ride my bike on the PUMP track.

September

Goals

1. I am learning to read books. I am on Level 2.
2. I can write some words now but I copy them .
I can't write many by myself.
3. I am getting better at riding my bike but still fall off
if I try to go over all the bumps on the PUMP track.

The Arts

We have been talking about the Arts in Inquiry. We know that there are 4 Arts that we do.
These are Dance, Drama, Visual Arts such as Crayon and Dye and painting and Music.
We have been doing lots of singing. We sing waiata at Assembly every day and in class.
Mrs Bennett puts the songs up on a data projector and we sing the words and listen
to them on the ipad. We also use instruments as well. We kani kani in class
and at lunchtimes, when the music is on. We have been doing lots of visual Art
such as crayon and dye, shape pictures, collage, painting, masks and pattern pictures
as well as Maori Art.
We also learnt the Legends of Maui and the North Island and Maui and the sun,
as well as fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs.
We had turns saying them back to the class and the preschool. We used finger puppets too.
(Class)
I liked making the Monster pictures best. My Monster was scary.
I also liked doing the finger puppets. I was the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood(Tamihana)

Writing

I have been learning to write stories. I want to learn to write my own words.
I copy what I say to Mrs Bennett at the moment.
I am getting better at writing words.(Tamihana)
I have been encouraging Tamihana to write his own words in stories.
He lacks confidence by is improving in copying words and co-ordination.
I will keep encouraging him to give it a try.
(Mrs Bennett)

Hakinakina Cross Country

The school attended the Hakinakina Cross Country which included 5 schools.
They were Riverslea, PakiPaki, Mangateretere, Whare Tapere and Omahu.
We got lots of placings. The tamariki were amazing.
In the Year 0-1 boys Boyden got 2nd and Van 3rd.
In the Year 0-1 girls Paskayl got 3rd.
In the Year 2 boys Kauri got 1st and Paora 3rd.
In the Year 2 girls Anahera got 2nd . ( Mrs Bennett)
I got 4th in the Year 0-1 boys in the Hakinakina.
I got 3rd in the School Cross Country.(Tamihana)
(photo above)

August

ipads

I am learning to code on the ipad with Etama and Harmony.
I can make animals and people and things
I can change them and make them bigger and smaller and move.
I can write words and say things and put lots of other things in too.(Tamihana)
I showed the children how to use Scratch Jnr app on the ipad.
The children can make a variety of characters and change them accordingly.
They can write words or record their voice.
I circulate and assist if needed to support or help.
They are coding because they are giving the ipad directions and changing things around.
Tamihana loves this learning app and is becoming very successful at it.
(Mrs Bennett)

Bike Track

I can still ride around the outside of the PUMP track
and on some of the bike track.
My goal is to ride my bike on the PUMP track all the way round.
I am getting better but can't go over the big bumps yet.( Tamihana).
Tamihana spent a long time on trainer wheels.
His confidence has increased and he can ride around the tracks at school.
He will also ride around the edge of the PUMP track
and over the smaller humps.
My aim ( and his) is to get him to ride confidently
all the way around the PUMP track. He is more confident
but wont go over the big rises as he is scared he will fall off.
He will only go over them if I hold him
or someone else holds him and the bike too.( Mrs Bennett).

Duffy Theatre

The Duffy Theatre was awesome. It was funny with lots of things happening. They go to 250 schools around the country.
Duffy’s Uncle didn’t like reading but Rose and Duffy got him to read a book and that helped him
with his Rugby League game and he scored the winning goal. ( Mrs B)
I liked watching the Duffy Theatre. It was funny.( Tamihana)

Commonwealth Games

We studied the Commonwealth Games when they were on. They were in Scotland in Glasgow.
We looked at the Opening and Closing Ceremony on the computer.
We all chose a country. Tamihana got the most medals. His team was England.
We all liked the swimming and the Cycling. We got lots of medals in the cycling.
We talked about all the different sports and practised playing games and sports at school.

July

Matariki 30/6/14 - 3/7/14

It was another amazing Matariki week at Riverslea school 2014.
We started Monday with a whanau, school breakfast.
Tuesday we had a Hakinakina sports day, that was lots of fun, with Paki Paki and Whare Tapere schools.
Wednesday we had a Nanny and Papa day .Miharo had 11 Nannys and Papas visiting
our room. Some also helped us to prepare for the Hangi on Thursday.
Thursday we had a huge Matariki festival at the school.
The children were great with our Kapa Haka and there was a hangi, stalls
and other schools and people and whanau as well as Mayfair Kindegarten visiting.
We had Camberley, Hastings Intermediate and Karamu perform as well.
Henare OKeefe was DJ for part of the morning.
The hangi was a highlight with Dads, Koros and whanau helping out.
Other whanau helped behind the scenes with all the activities, sausage sizzle for the performers etc.
What am amazing successful week.
Ka mau te wihi ( Mrs Bennett).

I liked the games we had the other day best.
I am good at Rangi and Papa. (Tamihana)

June

Tamihana's story.


PMP

Learning

I am learning to read books and write my own words.
I can point to the words in the book now.
I can copy words from the whiteboard.
I can tell Mrs Bennett my story.
I like PMP. Whaea Diane makes me laugh.
(Tamihana).
I am supporting Tamihana with his reading and writing.
He needs lots of encouragement to stay on task and complete his work.
He needs to build more self confidence in what he can do.
He looks at the pictures to help him with the meaning of the story.
Next I want to help Tamihana build up his reading and writing vocabulary.
He has made great progress in learning his alphabet.
His bike skills are improving all the time.
(Mrs Bennett)

May

Miharo Learning (Literacy and Numeracy)

I am learning to write words and numbers by myself.
I can write lots of words. I want to learn to write more words and numbers.
I can count to 5. I like listening to Mrs Donaldson come and read us stories. (Tamihana)
Tamihana likes learning the alphabet and jumping on
the letters on the alphabet grid.He likes playing alphabet bingo.
Tamihana has extra alphabet work in a small group of 4 with Mrs Donaldson
4 days a week to reinforce alphabet names, sounds and related words.
Mrs Donaldson, the librarian comes in just before lunch Mon to Thurs to read 2 stories to the children.
Tamihana enjoys these and always listens well.
Tamihana is also practising learning and writing numbers both on mini whiteboards
and the ipads. He can also use the Time app well on the ipad which he enjoys.
Tamihana is learning to recognise numbers to 10. He can orally count and copy numbers.
He recognises 0 1 2 5. Next he will learn to recognise all numbers up to 10.
(Mrs Bennett)

Skipping (Jump Rope For Heart)

I like skipping.I can skip and run .
I get the rope twisted.
I can skip lots more now. (Tamihana)
The school is involved in a Jump Rope for Heart programme.
Most of Room 2 could not skip. All but one can skip forwards now.
The tamariki are now learning to jump backwards and do skill jumping
such as ski jump and bell jump.
Most children can run around the court skipping.
One boy who could not skip has gone from no skips to 30 on the spot
in just 2 weeks. The programme is for 6 weeks.
On June 13th 2014 we will have a Jump Rope for Heart skipping activity afternoon
for the children and whanau.
Children are setting goals to achieve that afternoon.
The emphasis is on participation and fun. ( Mrs Bennett)

April

Goals

I am learning to read harder books and write lots of words better. (Tamihana)
I support Tamihana with his reading and writing skills.
He is in a small reading group of 4 so has a lot of individual attention.
He has moved up 1 reading level this term so far.
He is starting to copy words more clearly now.
He needs lots of practise with early reading and writing skills.
Next Term we will get Tamihana to write some of his own words independently.
He has started to do a few each story writing session.
I also want to progress Tamihana up the levels in Reading.
(Mrs Bennett).

Walking Safely

Constable Phil is teaching us to walk safely.
We are learning to cross the road safely.
We know where to stand and know parts of the road such as the kerb and the gutter.

Duffy Role Model Assembly

We had Diana Queenin as our Duffy Role Model. She talked about Dinosaurs
and showed us fossils. She also told us how important it is to read to help our learning.
The children loved the Duffy books that they chose.

ipads

I can do the time on the ipad ( Tamihana)
I have downloaded several apps to support
Time in Maths. Tamihana is using Hickory Dickory Dock which is teaching him
how to read the time in a fun way with music and manipulation of numbers.
( Mrs Bennett)

March

ipad Stories

I am learning how to make up a story on the ipad.
I can make people how I want to and record me talking my story.
I watched Paora and Kauri show me how to do it first.( Tamihana)
I showed the children how to use the Tellagami app on the ipad.
The children can make a variety of characters and change them accordingly.
They can write words or record their voice.
I circulate and assist if needed to support or help.
Many of the children are quite independent in this app now.
They tend to prefer to record rather than write words and love making lots of different characters.
(Mrs Bennett)

Storywriting/ Masks

Tamihana.
I am a lizard.
I like my mask.
Tamihana selected the mask on the ipad that he wanted to have a photo with.
He wrote about it and we published his caption
and put the pictures on the classroom wall.
The objective was to stimulate the children's imaginations.
I encouraged him to think about what mask he liked the best.
He wanted the lizard one as no-one else had chosen that one.
(Mrs Bennett)

Storywriting

I can tell Mrs Bennett my story and I can copy most of the words now.
I can write my name and I can write a and to from the board too. (Tamihana)
Tamihana is developing hand eye co-ordination. He is able to dictate stories and copy the words
as well as record one or two simple words and his name independently.
He now needs to try his own words when story writing.
We will practise on a mini whiteboard first to help co-ordination and letter/ word formation.
(Mrs Bennett)

Life Education

I liked the puppet in the truck. We learnt about healthy food.
I have been a VIP. I made the light go on too. Whaea Anne said I was magic like Kauri
( Tamihana)
The children all enjoyed the Life Education Trust visit with Whaea Anne.
We studied VIP ( Very Important Person), which we talk about in class
as we have a VIP each week.
We also learnt about healthy food and the important things that we must do to keep our bodies healthy.
Two weeks later the children are still able to name and discuss what we talked about. ( Mrs Bennett).

School Swimming Sports

I like swimming . I can splash and run across the pool.
I can put my head under the water too.( Tamihana )
I took daily swimming lessons with the children and taught them water confidence.
All children could get in and put their head under.
Some could sit on the bottom. Most can now kick with a flutter-board.
All can blow bubbles and kick at the side of the pool.
It has been rewarding to see how much the class has increased in water confidnce and skills.
I have assessed the children according to the Swim Safe evaluation sheet. ( Mrs Bennett)

February

Swimming

I can put my head under the water now. I can kick with a flutterboard
and sometimes I can kick without one.
I want to be able to sit on the bottom of the pool(Tamihana)
I keep working with Tamihana and encouraging him.
Last season he would not get in the pool readily or put his head under.
He continues to grow in confidence and will give new skills a go now.
( Mrs Bennett)

Bike Track

I am getting faster on the bike track now.
I want to go fast on the PUMP track. (Tamihana)
I encourage Tamihana to practise as much as he can.
His confidence has increased and I will coach and support him
with his goal of going fast on the PUMP track. ( Mrs Bennett)

Sue Putt Dental Therapist

Nurse Sue came to show us how to clean our teeth with some big teeth and a big toothbrush.
She also brought us all a free toothbrush and some tooth paste for us to clean our teeth
after lunch each day.
Its called the "Brush In" programme in schools.

Class Rules 2014

We made up 5 class rules.
Kauri and Paora are showing the 2nd one. "We put our hand up to speak."
If we want to say something, we don't call out.( Tamihana)
We made up class rules.
Tamihana knows them but at times needs a reminder to follow them.
( Mrs Bennett)

2013

My name is Tamihana.
I am five.
I am at Riverslea school in Room 2.
I like to ride the bikes.
I like to draw pictures too.

2013

Nov/Dec

Activities

We have had a busy 2 months. We have had a Biathlon where we ran and biked.
We have started Milk in Schools. It is yummy.
We have been talking about Pay it Forward in Inquiry.
Room 2 have been helping our whanau by being nice and doing things for them.
We played games and had presents and lots of yummy party food.
Khani won the pass the parcel. ( Mrs Bennett)







The Biathlon. I am at the back. Milk in schools is yummy.


I liked the Room 2 Xmas party. We had lots of food. I made a Dream school on the ipad. Shontae helped me.
She was Paying it Forward as Khan helped her.



I liked it when I got the Care Bear at Assembly for being good and showing Aroha to others. ( Tamihana)

October

Preschool Tuakana- teina

We love to have the Preschool visit us . They have a story with us and we play together.
We help them with things and show them where things are.
They like coming to see us all in Room 2 as well.

PMP

We have Diane come and take PMP with us. She is from Flax Rock.
We have fun and learn lots of different ways to move with our bodies.
We get fit too.
I like walking on the pots best.

Ronald McDonald

Ronald McDonald came to talk to us about road safety.
We knew the song about Stop Look and Listen as we had learnt that in class with Mrs Bennett.
Ronald McDonald was funny. He lost his sock . We had to help him find it.
He made Mrs Bennett disappear and then come back again but she was really just behind the screen.
She jumped out and gave us a surprise.
I laughed at Ronald McDonald and Mrs Bennett.

September

The Bike Track

I can ride a bike without trainer wheels now.
I am getting fast.
I am going to show my Daddy. (Tamihana).

I kept encouraging Tamihana and gave him lots of opportunities to practise his skills.
I also pushed him to help him with his balance .
On sports afternoon I encouraged an older child (along with Bridget) to help push him around the track
to help his confidence and skills.
I am proud of his perserverance. ( Mrs Bennett).

August

School Production 29/8/13

Dynamo Dukebox



I liked dancing (Tamihana).

The tamariki were amazing. They danced and sang their way through
nearly an hour of music from the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's.
Even the teachers line danced to Achy Breaky Heart and
were zombies to Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Miharo Roll n Rolled to music from the 1980's.
They did I love Rock and Roll. The lion Sleeps Tonight
and Dancing in the Street. What a wonderful performance. ( Mrs Bennett)

Goals for Term 3

Bo and Tamihana

The Bike Track

I can go round the bike track.
I use trainer wheels but I am going to learn to ride without them soon.
I like riding bikes. (Tamihana)
I encouraged and supported Tamihana to keep going.
I am going to give him lots of opportunities to practise his skills. ( Mrs Bennett)